In Sterling Forest State Park, a Red-spotted Purple. Limenitis arthemis has two rather different forms, the other, more northerly, one known as the White Admiral.
The “Spring Azure Complex, Celastrina ladon and others,” is how the Kaufman Field Guide refers to these small, widespread, and common butterflies that are azure on the upperside of their wings, but rather lighter on the underside. Seen on the Brooklyn Promenade.
Red-Spotted Purple and Azure
2 responses to “Red-Spotted Purple and Azure”
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I never knew the red-spotted purple had a second form. Cool. I guess I’m too far south (in NC) to see one though.
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And so different looking, too.
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Backyard and Beyond 
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